Winter Olympics Training Without Snow: Bobsled

10/7/2013 3:55PM

For Olympics-bound bobsledders, snow-free summer months don't mean a break from training. WSJ visited the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., where the U.S. team is prepping for Sochi. U.S. bronze medalist Elana Meyers explains how the dry bobsled training works.

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